Comparison

Graphite 3D vs ShapeScript Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Graphite 3D

Design 3D models and CAD drawings using augmented reality. Collaborate live with others in a shared virtual space, draw, and walk around your creations. Export your work to popular desktop applications.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D modeling
  • Collaborative design
  • Spatial CAD drawings
  • Export to desktop formats
  • Photo and video capture
  • Live customer support
Features
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Augmented reality CAD for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. Create, edit, and explore spatial 3D designs wherever inspiration strikes. Now with generative 3D: describe an object and Graphite 3D can generate it directly in your scene. Turn text labels into editable 3D geometry, create objects using Siri, and use Siri or Shortcuts to resize selected shapes to precise dimensions. Design on a shared 3D canvas right in front of you. Draw while walking around your work, view creations from any angle, mark up interiors, plan at true scale, or block out objects as large as buildings. Capture photos and videos, then export your work to desktop CAD, modeling, animation, VFX, and game-development applications. Built for architects, interior designers, contractors, real estate professionals, urban planners, location scouts, VFX and game studios, spatial designers, curators, product designers, event teams, builders, property managers, and landscape planners. Graphite 3D is equally useful in civil engineering, environmental consulting, forestry, mining, forensics, archaeology, healthcare planning, and anywhere you need to think in space before something gets built. Features include: • AI-powered generation of 3D objects from text or spoken descriptions • Generate 3D geometry directly from labels in your drawing • Siri and Shortcuts integration for creating objects and resizing selected shapes • Generative AI renderings that transform spatial drawings into visual concepts • Solid shapes, extrusions, and Boolean modeling • Freeform 3D drawing • Live dimensions in millimeters, centimeters, meters, inches, feet, and yards • Precision 3D cursor • Object, point, line, surface, and angle snapping • Natural editing with Apple Pencil, pinch gestures, and spoken measurements • Full color palette • Focus mode • Topographic and site annotation • Animation paths for Houdini, Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine • Building-scale, 1:1 editing • Local peer-to-peer collaboration • Core drawing and modeling tools that work offline • Photo and video capture • STL and USD import • STL, SCN, and USDZ export • Autosaved drawing library Sketch on the sidewalk before breaking ground. Test furniture in the room where it will live. Frame a shot before the crew arrives. Trace a gallery walkthrough across an empty floor. Walk a client through a renovation at full scale. Mark up a construction site with real dimensions instead of relying on a paper sketch. Or simply ask Siri to generate the object you need and place it in your scene. Free to start. Graphite 3D Pro unlocks additional professional features. Generative AI features use GenAI Credits and require an internet connection. Graphite 3D® is a trademark of Graphite Design Labs Inc. Multiple patents pending. You are awesome.

About

ShapeScript Mobile

Define 3D models using a simple, structured text language instead of traditional graphical interfaces. Ideal for users who find typical 3D modeling complex, it allows for procedural generation of geometry through code. Export models for games or 3D printing.

Highlights
  • Code-based 3D model definition
  • Procedural geometry generation
  • Structured text language parser
  • Export for games and 3D printing
  • No artistic skills required
Features
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ShapeScript is a 3D modeling program for people who don’t like 3D modeling programs. Instead of dragging polygons and vertices around in a GUI, ShapeScript lets you define your models precisely using code. No artistic skills are required - ShapeScript does all the drawing for you. The ShapeScript app includes a parser for a simple language (also called “ShapeScript”). ShapeScript (the language) is a cross between a markup language and a programming language. You don’t need to be a programmer to use ShapeScript. If you have ever worked with any kind of structured text like JSON or HTML then it should come naturally. But if you do have experience with programming, then you can apply those skills to create even more complex models by using loops, functions and variables to procedurally generate geometry. Models can be rendered as images or exported in a variety of formats suitable for use in games or 3D printing (export functionality is a premium feature, unlockable via in-app purchase).

Screenshots

Graphite 3D4 screens
ShapeScript Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ShapeScript Mobile at 5.0 against Graphite 3D's 3.7. ShapeScript Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Graphite 3D sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and ShapeScript Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShapeScript Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Graphite 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of ShapeScript Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Graphite 3D ships an update every 9 days, ShapeScript Mobile fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Graphite 3D versus ShapeScript Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraphite 3DShapeScript Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphite Design Labs Inc.Charcoal Design

Customer experience

Graphite 3D

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

ShapeScript Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Graphite 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Subscription (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Pro Subscription (Yearly)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tip the Developer (A Little)$0.99
  • Tip the Developer$9.99
  • Gen AI (100 credits)$14.99
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  • Pro Purchase$29.99
  • Tip the Developer (A Lot)$59.99
1 purchases

ShapeScript Mobile

One-time1
  • Unlock Export$9.99

Questions

Is Graphite 3D free?
Graphite 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShapeScript Mobile free?
ShapeScript Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Graphite 3D or ShapeScript Mobile?
ShapeScript Mobile is rated higher. Graphite 3D averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ShapeScript Mobile averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Graphite 3D or ShapeScript Mobile have ads?
Neither Graphite 3D nor ShapeScript Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Graphite 3D or ShapeScript Mobile?
Graphite 3D ships an update every 9 days, and ShapeScript Mobile fortnightly. Most recently, Graphite 3D was updated on October 9, 2026 and ShapeScript Mobile on October 6, 2026.

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